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KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

Varieties KCRI is designed to restore the Red Sea reefscape and offer a framework that coral restoration programs worldwide can adopt. (SPA)

KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…

Varieties Heavy machinery clears the debris from a landslide along the Marocos road in Machico municipality, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, due to severe weather caused by the passage of Storm Charles, 11 November 2026. (EPA)

Portugal Closes All Schools and Non-Essential Services Ahead of a Major Atlantic Storm

Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country's mainland. Streets…

Varieties The S.S. United States crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times. (Getty Images)

Once the World's Fastest, Ocean Liner Will Become Largest Artificial Reef

An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's…

Varieties Celine Dion. (AFP)

Medical Breakthrough for People with Same Disorder as Celine Dion

People suffering from stiff person syndrome (SPS), which affects Celine Dion, the singer, could soon benefit from a new medicine which improves symptoms. …

Varieties View of a flooded area after storm Leo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, February 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Portugal Storm Alert Closes Schools

Portugal will shut schools and non-essential public services on Wednesday, with the government urging people to shelter from winds potentially reaching 140…


Varieties Saudi Creative Works Featured at London Book Fair

Saudi Creative Works Featured at London Book Fair

Several Saudi publishers are participating in the London Book Fair, which started on Tuesday and concludes Thursday. The fair represents one of the world’s…

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Varieties ‘Devastating' Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found

‘Devastating' Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive…

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Varieties Stargazers Witness Dazzling Solar Eclipse in Australia

Stargazers Witness Dazzling Solar Eclipse in Australia

Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists flocked to a remote part of Western Australia Thursday to witness a total solar eclipse, with the moon…

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Varieties Riyadh to Host 5th World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum in September

Riyadh to Host 5th World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum in September

Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry, represented by the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and the Heritage Commission, alongside the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Saudi Arabia Mobilizes Resources to Serve Pilgrims

Saudi Arabia Mobilizes Resources to Serve Pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has deployed all its human and technological resources to serve Umrah pilgrims and visitors. Approximately 36 million pilgrims were transported to…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Varieties India to Have 2.9 Mln More People Than China by Mid-2023, UN Estimate Shows

India to Have 2.9 Mln More People Than China by Mid-2023, UN Estimate Shows

India is on its way to become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China with almost 3 million more people in the middle of this year, data released…

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Varieties Google Launches Short Videos Promoting Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Google Launches Short Videos Promoting Tourism in Saudi Arabia

Google has launched the first episode of a new series of short videos dubbed “Saraina m3 Google” aimed at promoting tourism in Saudi Arabia with the help of…

Khaldoun Ghassan Saeed (Jeddah)
Varieties Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah Extended till May 23

Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah Extended till May 23

The Diriyah Biennale Foundation announced Tuesday extending the Islamic Arts Biennale art gallery held at the Pilgrims Lounge at King Abdulaziz International…

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Varieties Quiche la Reine? King Charles Picks 'Coronation Quiche' to Crown Celebrations

Quiche la Reine? King Charles Picks 'Coronation Quiche' to Crown Celebrations

Britain's King Charles and his wife Camilla have picked a recipe for "Coronation Quiche" for celebrations to be held next month when they are crowned,…

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Varieties Thousands of Visitors Flock to Cairo’s Historic ‘Al-Muizz Street’ in Ramadan

Thousands of Visitors Flock to Cairo’s Historic ‘Al-Muizz Street’ in Ramadan

The ‘Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street’ in the heart of Cairo was like many other streets with closed and neglected antiquities. However, in the past few…

Abdul Fattah Faraj (Cairo)
Varieties Nile-Side Egypt Town Heralds Spring with Pungent Delicacy

Nile-Side Egypt Town Heralds Spring with Pungent Delicacy

The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far…

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Varieties Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby's in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday,…

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Varieties Ex-leader Merkel to Be Decorated with Highest German Honor

Ex-leader Merkel to Be Decorated with Highest German Honor

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be decorated with Germany's highest possible honor on Monday in recognition of her near-record 16 years at the helm of…

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Varieties Iraq's Ancient Treasures Sand-blasted by Climate Change

Iraq's Ancient Treasures Sand-blasted by Climate Change

Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties More than 6,000 Troops to Play Role in Charles’ Coronation

More than 6,000 Troops to Play Role in Charles’ Coronation

More than 6,000 British military personnel will take part in the coronation of King Charles III, the UK forces' biggest ceremonial deployment in seven decades,…

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Varieties G7 Ministers Agree to Speed up Renewable Energy Development

G7 Ministers Agree to Speed up Renewable Energy Development

The Group of Seven rich nations have agreed to speed up the development of renewable energy and called for reduced natural gas consumption as they aim to ramp…

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Varieties Spanish Extreme Athlete Emerges into Daylight after 500 Days Living in Cave

Spanish Extreme Athlete Emerges into Daylight after 500 Days Living in Cave

A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete who spent 500 days living 70-meters (230 feet) deep in a cave outside Granada with no contact with the outside world has…

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Varieties Prince Harry to Attend Charles’ Coronation, Meghan to Stay in California

Prince Harry to Attend Charles’ Coronation, Meghan to Stay in California

Britain's Prince Harry will attend the Coronation next month of his father King Charles, but his wife Meghan will remain in California with the couple's young…

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Varieties Volcano Spews Ash Cloud for 2nd Day on Russia’s Kamchatka

Volcano Spews Ash Cloud for 2nd Day on Russia’s Kamchatka

A volcano spewed out ash for a second day Wednesday on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, throwing clouds of dust high into the sky and blanketing wide…

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Varieties Engineered Plants Fight Pests Using Perfume

Engineered Plants Fight Pests Using Perfume

Researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have managed to turn tobacco plants into factories for moth sex pheromones using precision gene engineering…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Volcano Erupts in Russian Far East, Followed by an Earthquake

Volcano Erupts in Russian Far East, Followed by an Earthquake

One of Russia's most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered…

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Varieties Saudi Heritage Commission Includes 190 New Antiquities Sites in National Register

Saudi Heritage Commission Includes 190 New Antiquities Sites in National Register

The Saudi Heritage Commission approved the registration and documentation of 190 new archaeological sites in the national register of Antiquities. There are…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Dubai Number Plate Sells for Record $14.9 Million at Auction

Dubai Number Plate Sells for Record $14.9 Million at Auction

A Dubai charity auction dedicated to support the inauguration of a Ramadan sustainable food aid endowment fund raised Dh97.9 million ($26.6 million). The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Varieties Biden Kicks off Easter Egg Roll with Talk of Reelection Bid

Biden Kicks off Easter Egg Roll with Talk of Reelection Bid

Not even the annual White House Easter Egg Roll is safe from presidential politics. President Joe Biden, the host of Monday's festivities on the South Lawn…

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